diff --git a/docker/development/dockerfile b/docker/development/dockerfile
index 5044fd5..c4f0b42 100644
--- a/docker/development/dockerfile
+++ b/docker/development/dockerfile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ RUN chmod -R 755 scripts
 RUN /staging/scripts/1-image-build.sh
 
 # set to the non-root user
-USER dev-user
+USER 1000:1000
 
 WORKDIR /data
 
diff --git a/docker/development/scripts/1-image-build.sh b/docker/development/scripts/1-image-build.sh
index 00ee64a..ce132d0 100644
--- a/docker/development/scripts/1-image-build.sh
+++ b/docker/development/scripts/1-image-build.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 # turn on bash logging, exit on error
 set -ex
 
-# create a non-root user
-useradd -m -d /data/home dev-user
+# # create a non-root user. Not needed for node image
+# useradd -m -d /data/home dev-user
 
 # set the default shell to the chosen shell
-usermod --shell ${SHELL} dev-user
+usermod --shell ${SHELL} 1000
 
 # Add the ability to set file permissions on /data to the non-privileged user
 echo "ALL ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/chown -R 1000\:1000 /data" >> /etc/sudoers